Simone Manuel flops in the 50 free, fails to advance out of the heats in Olympic swimming

Several high-profile swimmers have failed to even make the finals in some of their best events. NANTERRE, France — In another disappointment for the American swim team, Simone Manuel was eliminated in the preliminaries of the 50-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. Manuel posted the 18th-fastest time in the hectic sprint covering one … Read more

Matt Ebden, John Peers deliver historic win for Australia in men’s doubles final

The Australians faced Americans Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, who were trying to become the third U.S. duo to win a men’s doubles gold. PARIS, France — Matt Ebden and John Peers won Australia’s second tennis gold medal in Olympic history on Saturday, beating Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram of the United States 6-7 (6), … Read more

A third doping case arises at the Paris Olympics

PARIS, France — A judoka from Afghanistan tested positive at the Paris Olympics for the anabolic steroid that sprinter Ben Johnson used at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Mohammad Samim Faizad gave a sample at his opening bout that tested positive for stanozolol, the International Testing Agency said Saturday. It was the third failed drug test at the … Read more

TAMU-K Javelina Shaun Gill to compete in Paris Olympics on Saturday

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas A&M University- Kingsville engineering major Shaun Gill will be competing in the preliminary rounds of the men’s 100-meter dash on Saturday representing his home country of Belize!  You may recall that he competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which didn’t happen until 2021 because of the pandemic. All of us here … Read more